The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-16
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a big dose of laudanunl, tied his necktie tightly
around his throat hung himself thereby to the
chandelier, turned on the gas and tried to die.
The necktie broke, the poison didn't worH, ne
was discovered before the gas killed MN, anu ao
last accounts was alive.
AN Athenian newspaper relates that nler-
chant named Kosta Stages, 100 years OF age,
recently undertook two days journey on horse
back in order to see his old home once more. He
owes his health 10 the pure water ana ar ior
which his present home, Kissiora, winch hes IN
u high, mountainous region, is famous.
Col RICHARD NJ. Hoe collected fine library
upon the subject of the history of printing, IL
Guiding in it all the medals that could be found
that had hecn struck in commemoration of the
art over $50 in number. Col. Hoe talked or
giving this library to the public, but he died
without making any detailed plan, and now the
books, etc, will be sold at auction.
WEST VIRGINIA can now boast of having the
two Youngest members of the Senate. Senator
Kenna was born in 1S4S, and is consequently
less than 40 years of age, and Senator-elect
Faulkner first saw light about the year 1910;
The only other Senator who might be classed
with these two in youth is Spooner of Wiscon-
sin. who was born in Lawrenceburg, lad, In
1913
New YORK business signs present some curious
condolences. Taylor & Cutter is clothing firm
in the Bowery. A dealer in curled hair is named
Welcome. A Blocker street sign reads, Il God
love" OF metropolitan milk dealers, one is
Well and another Water. CurTie & Rice do
business together. Nanhelp is a name on
sign next to one bearing the name of Godlove on
Broadway.
LAST February William Brown, of Somerset,
Y, asked Eleanor Pierce to marry him, and
when she refused shot her When the girl re-
covered from the wound she visited him in Jail
and offered to be his wife as soon as he could be
"a cflnxy cloa iDfn
pleaded for his pardon. Luckily the judge had
not tender heart. and sentenced the man to the
penitentiary.
AMONG the attractions of the convict settle
ment of Noumea is an orchestra which is said
to be the best in Oceania 1t is composed of 100
instrumentalists and is conducted by a former
musician of the Paris OPERA who is under a life
sentence to hard labor for murder On Sundays
and Thursdays this band plays for three hours
on the public square before an assemblage OF
the authorities and principal tradesmen.
YESTERDAY morning, says Vienna dispatch
to the London News, Kreitter the mendicant
who stabbed gentleman close to st. Stephens
last November, because he refused to give him
aims, was hanged. He showed great stoicism
to the last and burst ont laughing while the rope
was put around his neck. His last request was
for pair of new boots as he did not like to APP
pear in shabby attire before the distinguished
public that would witness his death
EX-SENATOR TABOR of Colorado, the million
aire mine owner, has just built new opera
house in Leadville, meant to be finer than the
one in Denver. few days ago Tabor employed
an artist TO treSco the walls. Wmle he Was at
work on a portrait of Shakespeare, Tabor en-
tered the building and asked who it was the
artist was painting. shakespeare was the
reply WHO is he:'' ''The greatest dramatist
poet, etc that ever lived. !" Ever done any
thing for Leadville?'' 'No; think not, replied
the artist sadly. Then paint him right out
and put me in
IT is said that syndicate of capitalists have
secured the right to introduce the telephone into
China. They don't know what trouble they are
bringing on themselves. In the Chinese
language delicate shades of meaning are given
to the same word by a very slight infection of
the voice, and it is doubtful if the telephone will
register or convey these infections. If, for in
stance, Chinese merchant wanted to have a
lunch sent into his place of business, and gave
the appropriate order Wang wang" through
the telephone it would very seriously disturb
his equanimity if the telephone people thought
that he ordered large and ferocious bull pup.
REFERRING to the statement that he had called
Mr.. Pitt England's greatest peace Minister, and
yet was now drumming out of his ranks all who
would not combine with him in talking of the
blackgllardism and baseness of Mr. Pitt Mr.
Gladstone writes: Il think that Mr. Pitt was,
and promised to be, our greatest peace Minister,
but Mr.. Goodwin Smith has well said there are two
Mr.. Pitts beside Lord Chatham. | have never
praised the Mr.. Pitt of 17o2-1S06. In condemna-
ton of the proceedings which were used to
bring about the Union, l once used the word
blackguardism in private letter, but did not
apply it to Mr.. Pitt. To divide and bring home
the responsibility to persons as showed thirty
six years ago about the King of Naples, is be-
You'd my power or duty"
The forthcoming report of the Department of
Agriculture on the English sparrow will be
very interesting document 1t will contain
about 400 printed pages, in which will appear
the experiences of about 1900 people with this
destructive biped. Dr.. Merriam, the ornitho-
logist of the department, who has charge of the
preparation of the report says that the indict-
ment against the sparrow is a terrible one, and
it has scarcely q friend in the whole country.
Farmers who devote their time to the cultiva-
ton of grain report that the sparrows, wherever
they are thick do fiightful denage TO cereals.
Market gardeners and the raisers of small fruit
in the vicinity of cities say that since sparrows
began to multiply the profits of market garden
ing have almost vanished.
IT is proposed to have at the Paris Exposition
of 1889 a captive balloon of the enormous vol
ume of $4,000 cubic metres, The maximum alti-
tude for the ascensions viii be 900 metres, and
it will be possible TO take 100 passengers wind
ing engine of 600 horsepower being employed.
In the construction of this balloon, the follow
ing point is of some interest: The surface of the
balloon must always be tight in order to prevent
the damage which otherwise a strong wind
might cause. To preserve tghtness, notwith-
standing variations in temperature, another
small balloon is placed inside the large one and
the volume of this small balloon, which is filed
with atmospheric air cen be increased or dirnin-
ished by pumping in or eXhausting air by means
Of an air pump, worked by an electric motor on
the car, the current being supplied by twin
cable from dynamo on the ground.
THE Cleveland Leader, speaking of the we'd
ding-historc in Ohio-of Kate Chase and Gov.
Sprague, says: "Chief among the guests, smil-
ing, witty, and everywhere honored and well
come, was seen the tall form and winning face
of Abraham Lincoln, President Of the republic
Carefully dressed in plain evening attire he
reached the house a few moments after the
ceremony had been performed. Stepping
directly up to the bride and kissing her in a
fatherly manner, he extended his hearty con-
gratulations to both the young people, and then
asked if IL were really true that the marriage
ceremony had actually taken place before his
arrival. Upon being informed that il had he
expressed his regret at his late appearance, and
said; We'll, If it is so, must submit as grace
fully as possible. ! suppose you can't burn that
gunpowder twice even for President"
at really looks as if the milknan may, after
ALL be grievously wronged individual says
London Truth. I'm a milk adulteration case at
Chetcnham the other day a sample of babies
milk sold by the defendant, was proved TO con-
tain 10 per cent. Of added water. At the re-
quest Of the defendant, however the COW re-
sponsible for this sample was MIXED in the pres